Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1762. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children with disabilities in each CHO area in tabular form; the number of children with disabilities assigned to each of the 91 children’s disability network teams in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30220/22]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1763. To ask the Minister for Health the ratio of clinical therapy staff to children with disabilities in each children’s disability network team in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30221/22]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1764. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated additional cost of backfilling maternity and paternity leave cover within children’s disability network teams since these teams were formed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30222/22]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1765. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clerical administrative support staff in each children’s disability network team; the ratio of clinical therapy staff to clerical administrative support staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30223/22]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1766. To ask the Minister for Health with reference to Parliamentary Question No. 1580 of 26 April 2022, the details of the additional strategies that are being scoped with Government to recruit staff to children’s disability network teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30224/22]

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1767. To ask the Minister for Health the number of the clinical therapy posts referenced by the Minister of State for Disability at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters on 2 May 2022 that are filled to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30225/22]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1766 and 1767 together.

As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1768. To ask the Minister for Health the average length of time from application that it takes for clinical therapists with qualifications gained outside Ireland to register with CORU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30226/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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CORU is Ireland's multi-profession health regulator for regulating health and social care professionals. CORU’s role is to protect the public by regulating the health and social care professions designated under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (as amended), including setting the standards that health and social care professionals must meet to be eligible for registration and maintaining registers of persons who meet those standards.

As you will be aware, certain professions have been designated for regulation by CORU. The title ‘clinical therapist’ is not a designated title. As a result, the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 does not require an individual using the title ‘clinical therapist’ to apply for the recognition of a qualification obtained outside the State.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1769. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinical therapists working in the HSE that have been recruited from overseas excluding Northern Ireland in the past five years, in tabular form; the number of clinical therapists working in the HSE that have been recruited from the UK excluding Northern Ireland in the past five years, in tabular form; the number of clinical therapists working in the HSE that have been recruited from Northern Ireland in the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30227/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy, as soon as possible.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1770. To ask the Minister for Health the details of the schools in which children's disability network teams are providing one-to-one therapy supports; the number of children assigned to each of the 91 children's disability network teams that are being provided with one-to-one therapy supports within their school setting in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30228/22]

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1771. To ask the Minister for Health the number of clinical therapists that were based within a school setting in the past five years prior to the introduction of children's disability network teams; the number of clinical therapists currently based within a school setting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30229/22]

Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1770 and 1771 together.

As these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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1772. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all section 38 organisations; if he will provide a list of all section 39 organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30230/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I have asked the HSE to review and respond directly to the Deputy on this matter.